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The practice, also known as female genital mutilation, involves the partial or total destruction of female genitalia for non-medical reasons, and is illegal in Ireland under the Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012.

However, Dr Al-Qadri yesterday tweeted to issue the fatwa and rejected Dr Selim's remarks last week.

The tweet said: "Islamic Centre of Ireland launches Fatwa Against FGM to unequivocally condemn FGM, reject Ali Selim's remarks and support Ifrah Foundation and others in their campaign against End FGM".

An accompanying photo also read: "Whilst there is some historical precedent of Muslim scholars having accepted the permissibility of "female circumcision", we now know of the many psychological and physical harms of female genital mutilation - including complications in day-to-day comfort and childbirth, sometimes proving fatal to both mother and child.

"Thus, we state FGM in all its' forms to be religiously impermissible (haram) and sinful.

"It is binding on all Muslims to speak against this practice, stop it if they're aware of its occurrence, and report any knowledge of it to the authorities".

The tweet is the latest criticism of Dr Selim's controversial remarks, after Trinity College yesterday condemned the practice and distanced itself from Dr Selim.